Wrist watch holder



Jan. 11, -1949. v, ODO NELL 2,458,793

WRIST WATCH HOLDER Filed May 7, 1946 Patented Jan. 11,1949

WRIST WATCH HOLDER I Vincent 'r. ODonnell, Aberdeen, s. Dak. fliniplicati n May 1946, Serial No. 667,925 I Y 3 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structural refinements in wrist watch holders, and the principal object of the invention is to provide a device of the character herein described, such as may be effectively and conveniently employed for adjustably supporting a watch on the wrist of the user.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wrist watch holder, in which the relative position of the watch with respect to the band or strap may be easily and conveniently adjusted.

Another object of the invention is to provide a wrist watch holder which is simple in construction and which cannot easily become damaged.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a wrist watch holder in which the watch may be readily applied or removed.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a wrist Watch holder which will readily lend itself to economical manufacture.

With the above more important objects in View, and such other objects as may become apparent as this specification proceeds, the invention consists essentially of the arrangement and construction of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the invention, illustrating the same in use.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the invention per se, but illustrating the same in a relatively different position with respect to that shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view, taken in the plane of the line 3-3 in Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view, taken in the plane of the line 3 1 in Figure 2, and

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view, taken in the plane of the line 5-5 in Figure 2.

Like characters of reference are used to designate like parts in the specification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the invention embodies in its construction a wrist band designated generally by the reference character 6, the same being of conventional design and consisting of the usual straps '5, connected together by a suitable buckle (not shown).

A base plate 8 is positioned medially the length of the band 6, said base plate being provided in the relatively opposite edge portions thereof with a pair of transversely extending slots 9, in which the ends of the straps I may be secured in any convenient manner.

The plate 8 is also notched and the notched portions thereof are upraised to form a pair of transversely aligned, elongated guide loops l0, these being best illustrated in the accompanying Figures 2, 3 and 4. v A strip I l is slidably positioned in the loops l0, one end of this strip being curled to form a stop l2. The remaining end portion of the strip H is doubled upon itself in a spaced relationship and constitutes what may be referred to as the watch receiving platform l3. The relatively opposite edges of this platform are upturned and angulated to provide a pair of retaining hooks M, as will be clearly apparent from the accompanying drawings.

When the invention is placed in use, the band 6 is, of course, attached to the wrist of the wearer in the well-known manner and the wrist watch I5 is positioned on the platform I3. so that the hooks i4 engage the mounting bars It, with which wrist watches are usually provided.

It will be apparent that the relative position of the watch I5 with respect to the band 6 may be quickly and conveniently adjusted by simply sliding the strip II in the loops NJ, as is indicated by the directional arrows ii and iii in Figures 1 and 2 respectively.

The extent to which the strip ll may be slid is limited at one end by the aforementioned stop l2, and at the remaining end by the doubled extremity l9 between the platform l3 and the strip II. It will be noted that when the extremity l9 engages the adjacent of the loops II], the watch IE will be substantially superimposed on the plate 8, in other words, the watch will be aligned with the band 6, as is shown in Figure 1. It should be understood that when in use, the invention is positioned on the wrist 20 so that the strip ll normally extends into the sleeve. Thereupon, the watch I5 may be withdrawn outwardly toward the hand, to the desired extent.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will be clearly understood from the foregoing disclosure and accordingly, further description thereof at this point is deemed unnecessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A wrist watch holder comprising in combination, a wrist band, a plate positioned medially the length of said band, said plate being notched to provide a pair of transversely aligned, elongated guide loops, a strip slidably positioned in said loops, a stop at'one end and a pair of spaced detents at the remaining end of said strip, said watch being removably receivable between said detents.

2. A wrist Watch holder comprising in combination, a wrist band, a base plate positioned medially the length of said band, said plate being notched to provide a pair of transversely aligned, elongated guide loops, and a. strip slidably positioned in said loops, one end of said strip being curled and forming a stop, the remaining end of said strip being doubled upon itself in a spaced relationship and constituting a watch receiving platform, the relatively opposite edge portions of said platform being angulated to provide a pair of retaining hooks, said hooks being adapted to engage said watch.

3. The device as defined in claim 2, in which said band comprises a pair of complemental straps, the relatively opposite edge portions of said plate being formed with a pair of slots, each of said straps being secured at one end thereof in one of said slots.

VINCENT 'I'. ODONNELL.

REFERENCE S CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,740,060 Baum Dec. 17, 1929 2,219,277 Kaufmann Oct. 22, 1940 

